House Journal: Page 971: Tuesday, March 26, 2002
7 inserting the following:
8 "1. The Iowa department of public health shall
9 convene a task force to determine the feasibility of
10 establishing an interstate prescription drug
11 purchasing cooperative with other midwestern states.
12 2. The task force shall consist of all of the
13 following members:
14 a. The director of public health, or the
15 director's designee.
16 b. The director of human services, or the
17 director's designee.
18 c. The director of the department of elder
19 affairs, or the director's designee.
20 d. The director of the department of management,
21 or the director's designee.
22 e. The director of the department of personnel, or
23 the director's designee.
24 f. The chairperson of the board of pharmacy
25 examiners, or the chairperson's designee.
26 g. The chairperson of the board of medical
27 examiners, or the chairperson's designee.
28 h. One person who is a representative of the
29 pharmaceutical manufacturers, selected by the
30 pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of America.
31 i. Four members of the general assembly.
32 3. a. The legislative members of the task force
33 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
34 senate, after consultation with the president of the
35 senate and the minority leader of the senate, and by
36 the speaker of the house, after consultation with the
37 majority leader and the minority leader of the house
38 of representatives. The legislative appointments
39 shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
40 b. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by
41 the original appointing authority and in the manner of
42 the original appointments.
43 4. The task force shall elect a chairperson. A
44 majority of the members of the task force shall
45 constitute a quorum. A majority vote of those members
46 present shall be required for any action of the task
47 force. The Iowa department of public health and the
48 department of human services shall cooperate in
49 providing staffing for the task force."
50 3. Page 1, line 9, by striking the words "work
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1 group" and inserting the following: "task force".
2 4. Page 1, lines 18 and 19, by striking the words
3 "and the northeast legislative association on
4 prescription drug prices" and inserting the following:
5 "the southern states coalition purchasing pool, and
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